Raising Healthy Dogs

When looking to provide the best care for our dogs, we often think about ensuring that we have chosen the right vet, offered the right food, and offered enough activity to both physically and mentally keep our pets stimulated and happy.  While these things are certainly crucial, however, they are not always the complete picture.  [...]

As a dog owner, you want to do the best you can for your animal.  You likely provide the best possible veterinary care, spend time walking and playing with your canine companion every day, and generally doing things to ensure that your dog is both healthy and happy.  This is certainly a great way to [...]

As humans, we are often told of the many benefits of taking fish oil supplements.  After all, these powerful anti inflammatory supplements can help with a wide range of conditions.  But what about when it comes to pets?  You might be surprised to learn that Omega 3’s are as beneficial to your dog as they [...]

Winter is a great time for walking and hiking with your dogs;  no bugs, no humidity, fewer people.  But there are also some real challenges when hiking or walking with our dogs in the Winter.  Besides the extreme cold, there is also the possibility of ice and snow.  So before hitting the streets or the [...]

Preventing dental disease in dogs is important and more emphasis should be placed on it by dog guardians. According to the American Veterinary Dental Society, 80% of dogs show signs of dental diseases by age three.  This could explain why Veterinary Pet Insurance (VPI) reports that its policyholders filed more than $5.1 million in claims [...]

If you are like me, you love your dog, as if it was an intricate part of your family. And when your beautiful dog suffers pain from bug bites and stings you want to relieve that suffering as quickly as possible. However, you also know that a visit to the vet, to help sooth bug [...]

Many pet owners won’t neuter their male dogs. Some transfer their emotions about the procedure onto their dogs, and decide that it’s a cruel and unusual punishment.  But most avoid neutering their dogs because they’ve heard one or more of the many misconceptions about neutering. Despite all these rumors and myths, neutering is a responsible [...]

One of my favorite things to do with my dogs is to hike with them off leash.  But over the years there have been several occasions where mine or my friend’s dogs have gotten into trouble.  Only preparedness and clear thinking carried us through the situation. First and foremost, always try to walk or hike [...]

It seemed like everyone was out this weekend buying holiday decorations for their homes.  But before decorating with plants, remember your four-legged friends.  When ingested, some holiday plants will cause our dogs mild irritation while others can be downright dangerous. Following are three of the more common holiday plants and their toxicity. A complete list [...]